It is shown that mixtures containing 48 to 64% (by mass) fine aluminum powder in oxygen are detonable; in 26.4-mm-diam tubes detonation induction distances of these mixtures are less than 1.6 m; they decrease with increasing aluminum concentration; detonation wave speeds for lean mixtures are approximately 1550 m/sec and decrease slightly with increasing amounts of aluminum in mixture; pressures behind detonation waves were found to be approximately 31 atm for mixtures examined; measured detonation speeds and pressures are approximately 9 and 14%, respectively, below theoretical values. (03041)
Investigation of detonation of aluminum powder-oxygen mixtures
AIAA J
AIAA Journal ; 6 , n 9
1968
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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